Once upon a time there was a little girl and a summer rain … This is the story of a very special book for children that was published by Albatros 43 years ago.

“It was the little girl, dressed for the rain.” A teaser from the Polish version of the book. See more illustrations.

A yellow raincoat, red wellington boots and playing tag with the rain. What a pleasure to read this book in hot summer days!

The Little Girl and the Rain from Milena Lukešová and Jan Kudláček tells a story about a girl who met the rain in the silent streets of a nameless town. Poetic bilderbuch full of raindrops became known by children all around the world.

The mole shook the snow from him and followed Barnaby into the warm kitchen. “Hello, Millicent, what are you mixing so busily in that bowl?” he asked. “It smells very nice. In fact, it smells like Christmas pudding.”

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by Czech artist Artuš Scheiner (Prague, 1924)

It is played all around the Czech Republic every Christmas.

But I’m going to see it for the first time!

About the Nutcracker – I love the story. I hope I’ll find some X-mas decorations with the Nutcracker in Wien! (I’m going there to visit Christmas markets this Saturday.) I already know that parents looked for the origin story (book) for me, and they want to put it under the Christmas tree. Gasp! And last weekend I found something very special on Amazon. So, I decided to buy it. It is The Nutcracker Ballet: A Book, Theater, and Paper Doll Fold-out Play Set.

It’s cool. A book, theater and paper dolls. I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!

I think that me and my boyfriend already have some pretty cool stuff for kids!!! Lots of amazing books, in particular. :)